iberkheimer - Childhood

Raised by his grandmother
Was the third child born to his mother, Jeanne Brochard
Was not expected to live and as a child he was weak at home and school
His father called him "my little philosopher"
Descartes was very smart and they allowed him to lie in bed and read and write for as long as he preffered
The habit of lying in bed and learning would carry on for the rest of his life

Childhood